A/N: Rated M just in case! Also, sorry the chapters are getting kinda long. There's just so much to write! Lol, Well I hope you guys enjoy! Don't forget to review!

Chapter 9

Raven kicked around the rubble. Nothing so far out of the ordinary. It looked exactly the same as the last time she had been there. Raven turned on a flashlight, while entering the ragged building. It made a tingle shoot up her spine. This is where it all went down; where my life was changed forever. She knew exactly what she wanted to see, it would put her mind at ease. She wanted to see Terra, in all her "glory" in that mummified statue state that she had made for herself, because in the end, Terra still was not able to control her powers.

Knowing exactly where she was going, Raven continued down the hall to the room where her biggest enemy should be standing. When she got there a great *GASP* escaped her lips. She dropped the flashlight, and took a step backward. No! H-How can this be? Raven wanted to cry out with anger. There before her stood... nothing; an empty room. Terra was nowhere to be found.

She took the bat-pod back to the mansion. This is bad, she thought.

"Dial Victor," Raven commanded the voice activated communicator in her helmet. She could hear the dial tone, and within two rings Vic picked up with phone. She didn't even let him get a word in, "Vic! Terra, she's not here—"

"What? Oh man Raven you don't think—"

"I don't know what to think right now. She's gone so, what are the possibilities as to what happen? Could the effects just have worn off?"

"I doubt that, I checked that thing a bunch of times; no signs of life at all."

"Well, do you think that someone could have taken her? Maybe someone figured out how to reverse the process."

"Well, that is very possible. If they can create a half human half man structure like me, I'm sure they could get life from a stone." They hung up, and just then Raven arrived into the Batcave to find it empty. She knew that Vic was heading back to Jump City. He had an obligation to the Titans and she wasn't going to compromise that.

"Alright Rae, I guess you're on your own tonight. Computer search any new technological advancements within any labs within a five hundred square mile radius. Start with S.T.A.R. Labs. she obviously had a connection with them through the zynothium," Raven commanded the computer to search the net for any new found data. She started to undress. It was nearly six thirty in the morning and she knew she was going to be late for her following engagement. The super computer continued to search, and sort information that would be useful to the case. Raven on the other hand, left the cave to the upstairs manor, for the reading of Bruce's will.

Raven arrived at the large dining hall, late as she knew she would be. Being the youngest member of the Enterprise's board, no one but Bruce really took her all that seriously. Most of them, were greedy as they come, were waiting anxiously to see who would get Bruce's portions of the company. She sat down, right next to the lawyer handling the will, and across from her she saw him. Once again they could not their eyes off one another, but were shortly their gaze was interrupted by the young business lawyer as he stated, "Thank you for finally joining us Ms. Roth. Now we can begin," he cleared his throat and the room fell dead silent. Raven could care less about what the will would say or who was getting what money; she had bigger things on her mind. She looked back across the table, and saw that Dick was still looking at her with compassionate eyes. Damn, she thought to herself.

"And we begin. 'The Last Will and Testament of Bruce K. Wayne: I Bruce Kane Wayne, of Gotham City, NJ, declare that this is my last will and testament. Article I: To my adopted son. Richard John Grayson," Dick took his eyes off Raven, and put a questioning eye toward the lawyer, "I give him two of the fifty-two shares I own the company," The executives started to rustle in the seats, the thought of their money going to so insignificant child was very unsettling. The lawyer continued, "To my new tenant Raven Roth, I give the rest of my shares of Wayne Enterprise," hearing this, the company's leaders began mutiny against this decision. The young lawyer tried to talk over the roar of the crowd, "She know the company well, and will run it with a moral hand. I also leave my estate and everything on and within it in the care of Ms. Roth as well. On this day January 25, 2015, in Gotham City, NJ, I Bruce K. Wayne give my last will."

The lawyer packed up his documents and left the rowdy room. He was followed by the board members. In the room sat Raven and Dick, now not able to make eye contact. Raven couldn't take it anymore; the awkward silence was killing her. She got up as if she was going to leave, and Dick looked at her in disbelief.

"Where are you going," He said in a stern, potentially angry voice. And when Raven said nothing, continuing out the door and towards the library until he grabbed her arm, "We obviously have a lot to talk about."

"No, we don't," Raven sneered, yanking her arm freed and turned once again.

"Damn it, Raven can we just talk for a second!" His voice was rising, and Raven just stared at him. She had never seen him this irrational.

"No, you don't get that privilege anymore; you don't talk to me like that! You treated like shit for too long. Not again." Raven said standing three inches away from his face. Dick's voice went from a yell to barely audible, "I'm sorry…" he sounded and soon looked like he was going to cry. "I'm sorry, Raven. So sorry. I need you to know that. I wish I could take everything bad that happened between us and erase it from history, but I can't. If there is anything that I could do to make you change your mind about me, I'll do it in a heartbeat. " He moved toward her making the gap between them less than half an inch.

Raven had no idea what to do. Her heart said forgive him, but her head said screw him. She looked once again in his eyes, those bright blue eyes. He looked in her's, put a hand softly on her cheek and said quietly into her ear, "I've thought about you every day since you walked out of my life." Raven could feel her heart flutter…but she couldn't; she pulled away from him.

"I forgive you Dick. But I don't think THIS is the best thing for us to be doing right now…"

"You do?" He said, with hope in his voice. Raven nodded. Dick asked, "Just like that?"

"Bruce taught me a lot in this short time that I knew him. He taught me how to feel, love, hope, happiness. He also taught me about despair and sorrow. And of anger and rage, how they are powerful tools, but they can only get you so far. If you don't learn to control that fury, then it will consume and destroy you, and everything you work hard for," Dick listen to her speak. It was as if Bruce were still here.

"So what else did he teach you," Grayson said with his arms folded, getting close to her again.

"I guess you figured it out," Raven saw him hang is head down in astonishment, "Dick he wasn't trying to hurt you with this decision. You were always his first partner; no one could take that away from you. He was proud of you, and what you accomplished with the Titans, he figured you made your own destiny."

"He said that, huh? And I thought after all this time he resented me for leaving."

"Well you know Bruce; he was never good with expressing what he feels. But I guess that's what makes us different from him. He turned away from his loved ones. We on the other hand should embrace ours," Raven spoke softly, and put a hand on Dick's arm.

They stood like that for a moment, letting the electricity building between them. Richard couldn't wait any longer. He placed a tender, but passionate kiss on her lips. Raven didn't hesitate to kiss him back. He put his hands on her hips, pulling them against his. Raven moaned running her fingers through his hair and sliding her tongue into his mouth. Without parting their kiss, they somehow managed to get down to their undergarments.

Dick picked her up, and placed her on the arm chair, and positioned himself on top of her. He kissed her lips again. Then her neck. And then her chest, which made Raven gasp. He took her bra off, and then her panties; Raven worked on removing his boxers. He kissed her inner thigh, and worked his way up until they were face to face. She gave him a look, which meant "I'm ready". He entered her for the first time, and it felt like heaven. Her face told him that she was feeling the same way. This was something long overdue. They made love on and off for hours. Finally when they were both physically drained, they laid there in the library, in each other's arms.

"Raven, I'm worried about you, and this whole Dark Knight thing," at last Dick said when he gained some of his strength back.

"You don't think I can handle it?"

"It's not that.. I guess, I just don't want you to get hurt. You know it's rough out there, especially by yourself."

"I didn't know you cared so much," Raven said with a tired smile.

"Oh, you have no idea," he chuckled, continuing to hold her as they both fell asleep.

Coming Up Next: Will Terra be found? If so, what is she doing back? Our Dark Knight, and the rest of the Titans teaming up to stop the bad guys? Stay tuned!